Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-04
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A reduction of twenty per cent on fur
caps, to reduce stock, at Robinson's.
Going going-cloaks and blankets at
McIntire's-prices way down.
Arbuckles coffee twenty cents per pound
at Hawley's.
Henry Mueller of Edgington, was in
the city today.
W A. Ross is sick at his rooms in The
Rock Island house
Before buying cloaks or blankets visit
McIntire & Co. s special discount,
Read Marshall & Fishers ad on the
first page. Their prices are away down
Market broken on bed comforts and
bed blankets at McCabe Bros.
P. S. Mattox, assistant manager Of Har-
per's theatre, is in Chicago on business.
McIntire & Co.'S discount sale on
cloaks and blankets this week.
Grauulated sugar sixteen pounds for
81 at Hswley's.
Coroner Halves is confined to his bed
with lumbsgo.
The doll perambulstOrs at McCabe's
are regular bonanza for the little girls.
Special sale of doll perambulators this
week at McCabe Bros.
A teachers certificate has been issued
to Miss Ada Campbell, of South Rock
Island
Judge Glenn will hear the arguments
preceding his final decision in the abat-
toir case the first week in January.
R. T. McNeal, of Denver, formerly of
the law firm of Connolly & McNeal of this
city,is in the city on legal business.
n. G. Elliott, of Buffalo Prairie, and
Supervisor Foster of Drury, were at the
Rock Island house yesterday.
J. Ross Mills Is acting president OF the
Moline & Rock Island horse railroad in
the absence in California of President
| Huntoon.
Ellen Pearson. Moline pauper, died
at the poor farm at O'Clock on Sunday
afternoon. She had been county charge
for year.
Charles Wheaton. the popular clerk in
Thomas drug store, has been summoned
to his old home in Geueseo, by the death
of his sisters husband.
Four vacancies on the Grand jury were
filled yesterday by the appointment of
George T. Wells, Jasper STANCE. F. NJ
Wall and David Mccullough.
A difference of thirty eight degrees in
the temperature between this morning at
O'Clock and the same hour yesterday
morning.
]. W. Muse post, No. 1863, of Milan,
will have public installation, camp fire
and supper at the Milan town hall one
week from tonight. A jolly good time is
promised
We are very glad to hear that Mr. Dray
ton is able TO resume business again, as
he has been for some time under the
weather
Aid. John Atkinson sued the Union
street railway for s144 Of unpaid wages,
before Justice Cooke this morning, and
obtained judgment. An appeal was
taken.
A big lot of bed comforts to be sold at
the manufacturers loss on account Of late
shipping to McCabe Bros. Now ia your
chance to keep warm at someone else's
expense.
Steward Dow has taken charge OF the
county farm, and ex>Steward Robertson
has moved his effects to this city, prepar.
story to his departure for his new home
at Wichita, Kan, next week.
According to the city clerks record
there were only 301 births in Rock Islsnt
last year. though this is probably no
correct, as many more were not recorded
There were but 149 deaths.
A complimentary banquet was tender
ed the retiring judges Walter I, Haye'
and Nat. French by the Scott county ba
at the Kimball house across the rive
last night.
An important real estate transfer was
recorded at Davenport yesterday. 1t wa
the sale of the factory of the Davenport
Plow company to the newly organized
Globe Plow company, the consideration
being $4,000.
A small fire caused considerable alarm
in the Union Office this morning, but i
was quenched without doing any serious
damage. Burning cinders had boundet
out of the CRATE onto the floor aud set i
: atire.
Bed blankets reduced for specia
sale this week, at McCabe Bros. Tho 8,
all wool scarlet blankets ct sass; whit
wool blankets at % cents and gray blank